The Holy Quran 18:19 — Surah Al-Kahf

Arabic text

وَكَذَٰلِكَ بَعَثْنَـٰهُمْ لِيَتَسَآءَلُوا۟ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَبِثْنَا يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ ۚ قَالُوا۟ رَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثْتُمْ فَٱبْعَثُوٓا۟ أَحَدَكُم بِوَرِقِكُمْ هَـٰذِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ فَلْيَنظُرْ أَيُّهَآ أَزْكَىٰ طَعَامًا فَلْيَأْتِكُم بِرِزْقٍ مِّنْهُ وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْ وَلَا يُشْعِرَنَّ بِكُمْ أَحَدًا

Translation

(As they slept soundly) In this manner, We woke them up so that they could question each other. One of them said, “How long have you remained (asleep in the cave)?" They replied, "We remained here for a day or a part of a day. (They said this because they had fallen asleep in the morning and had woken up in the evening 309 years later) Others said, "Your Rabb knows best how long you stayed. Send someone to the town with this silver (coins). Let him then see which food is purest (not dedicated to idols) so that he can bring you some provisions from there. However, he should be subtle (covetous) in his approach and never inform anyone about you (because the people would then learn about our whereabouts and persecute us further.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — روح المعاني

أزكى طعاما فليأتكم برزق منه أى من ذلك الأزكى طعاما فمن لا بتداء الغاية أو التبعيض، وقيل الضمير للورق فيكون من للبدل، ثم ان الفتية إن لم يكن تحروا الحلال سابقا فليكن مرادهم بالرزق هنا الحلال وإن لم يكن مختصا به عندنا واستدل بالآية وسيأتى إن شاء الله تعالى ما يعلم منه ما فيه على صحة الوكالة والنيابة.

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